Essential Questions:
Chapter 10:
How can we design our cities to be vibrant places to live and sustainable?
Vocabulary:
Land use
Tragedy of the commons
Externalities (positive and negative)
Maximum sustained yield
Resource Conservation Ethic
Public/private lands
Taylor Grazing act of 1934
Clear cutting / selective cutting
fire suppression / prescribed burns
Federal Agencies
NPS, USFS, BLM, FWS
Urban Planning
suburban / urban/ rural
urban sprawl / urban blight / induced demand
Smart Growth
Mixed use, walk-able neighborhoods, greenbelts, transit oriented development, infill, urban growth boundaries, sense of place
Presentations
Assignment:
Urban Design Project
Answers to end of chapter questions:
Chapter 10 Chapter 11